Kill, Spawn, Update

[Rick]

Trying to figure out why this crashes on me when I go out of game mode. It has to do with the Kill() event. If I comment out the code in the Kill() event it works fine, BUT then I get multiple cubes being created every time I run the game.

 

function Spawn(model)
local entity=base_Spawn(model)
entity.model=model

entity.cameraPivot = CreatePivot()
entity.playerPivot = CreatePivot()
entity.playerPivotCube = CreateCube()

-- make the player pivot the camera pivots parent so it moves with the player pivot
EntityParent(entity.cameraPivot, entity.playerPivot)
return entity
end

function Kill(model)
local entity=base_Spawn(model)

FreeEntity(entity.playerPivotCube)
end

[macklebee]

why are you doing the Spawn in the Kill function? should be

local entity=base_Kill(model)

[Niosop]

Why are you running spawn in your Kill? You should call base_Kill(model) but call it AFTER you do your other stuff. As an alternative, you could do:

 

function Kill(model)
       entity.playerPivotCube:SetParent(model)
       base_Kill(model)
end

 

This should cause the playerPivotCube to get destroyed along with it's parent. I haven't tested this though, so it could result in bad things like your dog getting sick on your carpet or something.

[Rick]

didn't even notice that. that is what copy/paste will get ya. thanks!

[Flexman]

Yes, to confirm, any children will also be destroyed it when base_Kill iterates through the model.

 

*gulp*

[Rick]

Still having some issues here. I only want to free the cube and the pivots created in the spawn. I look at the monster truck for an example but when I kind of do the same thing it errors.

 

function Kill(model)
local entity
entity=entitytable[model]

FreeEntity(entity.playerPivotCube)
FreeEntity(entity.playerPivot)
FreeEntity(entity.cameraPivot)
end

 

It says local entity is a nil value

[macklebee]

look at how the lights are done:

function Kill(model)
local entity=entitytable[model]
if entity~=nil then
	if entity.light~=nil then
		entity.light:Free()
		entity.light=nil
	end
end
base_Kill(model)
end

[Rick]

Cool that worked. I thinking not setting it to nil was causing the crash. Thanks!